Syracuse improves to 10-3 on the season beating No. 13 Virginia (7-5) at the Dome on Saturday. The Orange successfully bounced back after last week’s loss against North Carolina. Syracuse enjoyed a solid second half which saw them outscore the Cavaliers 7-3. Joey Spallina led the way with five points after being blanked in Chapel Hill. He is two points from setting a new school record for career points. Here are three takeaways from the Orange’s tenth win.
Easy does it in the clear game
Coming into the game, Virginia held opponents to 83.9% on clears. Syracuse went 20-21 (95.2%) today and it never appeared to be an issue.
They utilized a variety of methods getting beyond midfield. Short stick midfielders including Jake Spallina and Dante Bowen were key in making deep runs to advance the ball. McCool was also confident with long passes.
“When you make 16 saves, you get a lot of outlets to throw,” Virginia head coach Lars Tiffany said. “I thought they got the ball upfield quickly before we could set up our ten man.”…